This statistic displays the combined research and development (R&D) expenditures of 12 key solar photovoltaic manufacturers globally from 2007 to 2015. In 2013, the combined R&D spending of these manufacturers reached 422.6 million U.S. dollars.
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PV-Tech. (June 6, 2016). Combined research and development expenditures of key photovoltaic manufacturers globally from 2007 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539789/combined-research-development-expenditures-pv-manufacturers-worldwide/
PV-Tech. "Combined research and development expenditures of key photovoltaic manufacturers globally from 2007 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. June 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539789/combined-research-development-expenditures-pv-manufacturers-worldwide/
PV-Tech. (2016). Combined research and development expenditures of key photovoltaic manufacturers globally from 2007 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539789/combined-research-development-expenditures-pv-manufacturers-worldwide/
PV-Tech. "Combined Research and Development Expenditures of Key Photovoltaic Manufacturers Globally from 2007 to 2015 (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539789/combined-research-development-expenditures-pv-manufacturers-worldwide/
PV-Tech, Combined research and development expenditures of key photovoltaic manufacturers globally from 2007 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539789/combined-research-development-expenditures-pv-manufacturers-worldwide/ (last visited June 10, 2025)
Combined research and development expenditures of key photovoltaic manufacturers globally from 2007 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph], PV-Tech, June 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/539789/combined-research-development-expenditures-pv-manufacturers-worldwide/